1. Relative normalcy. Functioning in my life.
2. OMG - big- old - triggery - TRIGGER!!
3. Freak out, cry, get mad - whatever the flavor of the day is.
4. WH apologizes, holds me, helps calm me down, answers questions etc.
5. I slowly get my feet back on the ground, might be quick or might take days. Achieve relative normalcy, then...
Repeat, repeat, repeat! Enough already!
On the upside, we're getting pretty good at this after all the practice. Blech.
Me: BS, 46
Him: WH, 47
Together 24 years
4 amazing kids
Dday#1 2004, 3 years after EA/PA co-worker MOW
Dday#2 8-6-13, 13 months EA/9months PA with co-worker MOW - caught not confessed
Choosing myself daily and R almost every